Nonprofit will develop and disseminate disease-resistant tilapia23 Jun 2017 Feed efficiency and disease resistance seen as just as crucial as growth rates.
Top class tilapia due for Brazilian launch 19 Jun 2017 The first batches of Nile tilapia from FAI's newly established Brazilian fish farm are due on the market this spring.
Losses mount for GM salmon firm09 May 2017 AquaBounty, the biotechnology company known for its GM AquaAdvantage salmon strain, has posted losses of just over $2 million for the first quarter of 2017, compared to losses of roughly $1.8 million …
Genetic improvements to fish stocks through selective breeding18 Jan 2016 A major European-wide research project is making strong inroads into developing new breeding programmes to improve the stock of six important aquaculture species, writes Chris Harris.
AquaGen moves in on trout market 14 Aug 2017 AquaGen has entered into an agreement to purchase 51% of the Danish breeding company AquaSearch ova, one of the world's leading suppliers of genetics for the portion-size trout market.
Former footballer joins salmon ova company01 Aug 2017 SalmoBreed has hired Thommy Holmvåg (35) as a key account manager in a bid to strengthen its sales team in Central Norway.
Genetic breakthrough in disease-resistant seaweed search17 Jul 2017 Research conducted into the genetic make-up of a resilient red alga has taken scientists a step closer to breeding disease-resistant seaweed.
Turkish firm exports live bream to Oman11 Jul 2017 Kılıç Holding has exported 1.2 million sea bream fingerlings for Oman’s fledgling aquaculture industry.
Hope to breed out PD risk29 May 2017 A breakthrough which makes possible to breed fish with natural resistance to pancreas disease (PD) in Atlantic salmon has been made by Nofima, SalmoBreed and other partners.
New technologies in tuna breeding28 Nov 2011 Unlike smaller species, broodstock management for large pelagic finfish such as tuna involves many difficulties, said Christopher Bridges, Heinrich-Heine Universitt, at Aquaculture Europe 2011. Charlo…
Crawfish stocking: the facts25 Feb 2010 This article from the University of Louisiana looks at the stocking of crawfish including species and size, stocking dates, habitat and handling.
Development of broodstock diets for Atlantic halibut20 Feb 2009 A four year study was conducted at the Center for Cooperative Aquaculture Research (CCAR) to investigate the effect of diet on spawning performance and egg quality in the Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossu…
Domesticating striped bass broodstock05 May 2004 By Merrill Leffler, published by Maryland Sea Grant, University of Maryland - Striped bass aquaculture, while growing, is still only a tiny portion of the U.S. seafood economy. Limiting that growth is…
Nonprofit will develop and disseminate disease-resistant tilapia23 Jun 2017 Feed efficiency and disease resistance seen as just as crucial as growth rates.
How genomics is boosting Spain's aquaculture breeding programmes06 Oct 2016 Spain has a long history of aquaculture, with the earliest shellfish and fish rearing facilities in the country traced back to Roman times. By the Middle Ages, trout and carp were reared for the first…
Researchers use genomics for more targeted rainbow trout breeding02 Dec 2016 With the use of genomic selection, Danish researchers will target their breeding of rainbow trout towards adaptations to different production environments worldwide. This could pave the way for an eve…
New genomics project aims to reduce co-infection in Atlantic salmon11 Oct 2016 Scientists at the Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) are partnering with EWOS/Cargill to develop new therapeutic diets for farmed Atlantic salmon. Th…
INVE seals Thai tilapia deal16 May 2017Sponsored INVE has signed an agreement that will result in a range of its tilapia products being distributed by one of Thailands largest quality tilapia fry and feed providers, Manit Farm.
Nutriad developing Mycotoxin rapid test kit19 Jun 2015Sponsored BELGIUM - Belgium based feed additive specialist Nutriad and Ghent University have been working for two years on a project developing a prototype rapid test kit for mycotoxins.
CID Lines wins the Trends Magazine award01 Apr 2011Sponsored BELGIUM - For the 7th time in a row, CID LINES has been awarded by Trends Magazine for being 1 of the 100 fastest growing companies in West-Flanders.
Biomin energises phytogenics business20 Jun 2012Sponsored GERMANY - Animal nutrition company BIOMIN finalized the acquisition and integration of the German basedphytogenic feed additive and feed flavorings company MICRO-PLUS. This acquisition adds toBIOMIN's…
Effects of polychaetes on sperm performance of the domesticated black tiger shrimp11 Aug 2014 Sand polychaetes (Perinereis nuntia) have been used as a live feed to boost reproductive maturation before mating in hatchery farms in Thailand. However, no study has evaluated the effect of polychaet…
Characterization of intestinal bacteria in wild and domesticated adult black tiger shrimp07 Apr 2014 The black tiger shrimp is a marine crustacean of economic importance in the world market. To ensure sustainability of the shrimp industry, production capacity and disease outbreak prevention must be i…
Genetic variation of the two different Catla catla stocks in Orissa based on RAPD profiles 15 Jul 2013 With little genetic information available on Catla carp, T.K.Mohapatra et, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, have carried out a study to evaluate the genetic variation and phyloge…
ACCH2016: improving aquaculture feed sustainability with genomics29 Sep 2016 In terms of sustainability, fish feed remains one of the finfish aquaculture industrys greatest challenges. To alleviate pressure on wild stocks, there is a growing need for aquaculture to reduce and…
Urgent need to check how males and females respond differently to ocean acidification23 Feb 2017 Climate change can have a different impact on male and female fish, shellfish and other marine animals, with widespread implications for the future of marine life and the production of seafood. But a …
Copper sulfate kills fungus on fish eggs17 Feb 2017 Fungus on fish eggs isnt only an eyesore for the aquaculture industry, its also deadly to fish and expensive to treat. US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have found that copper sulfate kil…
Maturation and spawning in fish27 Jan 2014 Both male and female gonads undergo marked cyclic morphological and histological changes before reaching full maturity and becoming ripe. This is called maturation of the gonads, writes Professor Nih…
Production methods for blue mussels04 Feb 2009 Blue mussels are widely distributed in European waters, extending from the White Sea, Russia as far as south as the Atlantic coast of Southern France. The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department expl…
